| Application Number | W/25/00621/FUL |
| Status | Application Refused |
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Application
Valid31/03/2025 -
Consultation
End03/05/2025 -
Committee
MeetingN/A -
Decision Refusal -
Decision
Date07/07/2025 -
Appeal
Started25/07/2025 -
Appeal
DecisionDismissed
| Summary | |
| Application Number | W/25/00621/FUL |
| Location Address | Land And Buildings At (Os 9979 5842) Stockwood Inkberrow |
| Proposal | Construction of 1no. live/work unit |
| Status | Refusal |
| Application Type | Full planning permission |
| Appeal Decision | Dismissed |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 24/03/2025 |
| Application Valid Date | 31/03/2025 |
| Consultation Start Date | 02/04/2025 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 03/05/2025 |
| Advert Expiry | 03/05/2025 |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | |
| Committee Agenda | |
| Decision Date | 07/07/2025 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
| Case Officer | Karen Wightman (Mrs) |
| Parish | Inkberrow |
| Ward | Inkberrow Ward |
| Applicant | Mr A Whittington |
| Agent | Mr David Addison, AddisonRees Planning Consultancy Ltd |
| Agent Address | Unit 12A Top Barn Business Centre Ltd Holt Heath Worcester WR6 6NH |
| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| The proposal fails to include evidence that the live-work accommodation would result in a genuine live-work proposition, due to the unit being designed in such a way that fails to provide at least 60% of 'workspace' to enable future occupiers to live and work within the same premises contrary to Policy SWDP8G part i). Due to the applicant occupying the unit in association with a commercial equestrian enterprise, adjacent to the site this demonstrates that the proposed unit has not been designed as a genuine live/work unit and the applicant has failed to provide evidence that the 'Lecture room', 'Presentation room' and 'Office 1' and 'Office 2' would be designed to allow the occupation of the unit for work purposes for the majority of the working day. In addition, the design of the 'work' element with overly domestic features such as patio sliding doors serving the 'Lecture room' and Presentation room' demonstrates that the 'work' element has been designed with more domestic features than the 'live' element and as such the proposal at present demonstrates a residential use only, failing to comply with the principle of Policy SWDP 8 part G and the interpretation of a live/work unit. As the proposal fails to comply with Policy SWDP8 G it does not fall within exception of Policy SWDP2 to allow development within the open countryside and as such fails to accord with policies SWDP1 and SWDP2 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| The application site is located in the open countryside where sustainable travel choices are limited. Residents would be highly reliant on the motor vehicle to get to and from the site. Furthermore, as the site is poorly related to local services, this would increase the need for journeys to be made by the private motor vehicle. As such the proposal would not be sustainable in terms of location and is contrary to Policies SWDP1, SWDP2, SWDP4 and SWDP8 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework, Chapter 9, that require development to minimise the demand for travel and offer genuinely sustainable travel choices. |
| The applicant has failed to provide sufficient information to clearly demonstrate that the site would be outside an area predominantly identified at medium risk of surface water flooding and that sufficient mitigation has been put in place to prevent future residents’ safety being put at risk in terms of flood issues or provided evidence that flood risk would not be increased elsewhere. As such, the proposal is contrary to national planning guidance and would not positively contribute to the social and environmental roles and would not therefore represent sustainable development to comply with Policies SWDP2, SWDP28 and SWDP29 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan (February 2016) and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework, Chapter 14 that seeks to avoid inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding by directing development away from areas at highest risk (whether existing or future). |
| Refused Drawing Numbers as Listed:- p2024_035/01, 2024_035/02, 2024_035/02 overlay, 2024_035/04, 2024_035/05, 2024_035/06. |
| In dealing with the application the Council has implemented the requirement in paragraph 38 of the National Planning Policy Framework to work with the applicant in a positive and proactive way. We have made available detailed advice in the form of our statutory policies in the Development Plan, Supplementary Planning Documents, as well as offering a full pre-application advice service in order to ensure that the applicant has been given every opportunity to submit an application which is likely to be considered favourably. The Council has however been unable to seek solutions to problems arising from this application as the applicant has failed to provide a scheme that would comply with the statutory policies of the development plan and would not overcome the reasons for refusal. Despite the Council’s efforts, it is considered that planning permission should be refused for the reasons set out in the decision notice. |
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Consultee List
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cllr Ben Hurdman | Inkberrow Ward | 02/04/2025 | 23/04/2025 | |
| Cllr Nick Dawkes | Inkberrow Ward | 02/04/2025 | 23/04/2025 | |
| Drainage Engineer | Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership | 02/04/2025 | 23/04/2025 | |
| Highways | County Highways | 02/04/2025 | 23/04/2025 | |
| Mrs H Fleming | Natural England | 02/04/2025 | 23/04/2025 | |
| Paula Gittoes | Inkberrow Parish Council | 02/04/2025 | 23/04/2025 | |
| Ramblers Head Office | The Ramblers' Association (Worcestershire Area) | 02/04/2025 | 23/04/2025 | |
| WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer | WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity | 02/04/2025 | 23/04/2025 | |
| Worcestershire & Herefordshire LMC Ltd | Local Medical Committee | 02/04/2025 | 23/04/2025 | |
| Worcestershire County Council (Public Paths) | 02/04/2025 | 23/04/2025 |
Constraints List
| Constraints List |
| Paper: Evesham Journal - Thursday |
| SWDP 5: Protect and Enhance |
| CIL008 - Non-Urban Area |
| Outside SWDP Development Boundary |
| Minor Aquifer |
| Paper: Redditch Advertiser - Thursday |
| Surface Water: High 1 in 30 extent |
| Surface Water: Medium 1 in 100 extent |
| Surface Water: Low 1 in 1000 extent |
| Wind Turbines |
| SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas |
| Public Right of Way: Type- Footpath. Path No- IB-591 C |
| Site of Special Scientific Interest |
| Appeals Information | |
| Number | W/25/00621/FUL |
| PINS Appeal Ref | 6000428 |
| Method | Written Procedure |
| Start date | 25/07/2025 |
| LPA Final Comments Due | 15/09/2025 |
| Interested Party Comments Due | 01/09/2025 |
| Inquiry Date | |
| Venue | |
| Decision | Dismissed |
| Issue Date | 28/10/2025 |
https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=6000428
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